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Rosa Fort Football Team History

Rosa Fort Lions

Rosa Fort High School

1100 Rosa Fort Drive Tunica, MS
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Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Freeman Horton

1970 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Freeman Horton enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rosa Fort.

The Lions finished 6th in District 2.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	vs. Mound Bayou	6	24	L
Fri., Sep. 6	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 13	@ Coahoma County	6	33	L
Fri., Sep. 20	@ Quitman County	32	36	L
Fri., Sep. 27	vs. Coahoma AHS	12	18	L (5OT)
Fri., Oct. 4	@ Senatobia *	6	35	L
Fri., Oct. 11	vs. Water Valley *	14	51	L
Fri., Oct. 18	@ North Panola *	16	30	L
Fri., Oct. 25	@ Coldwater *	38	12	W
Fri., Nov. 1	vs. Independence *	14	21	L
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. Eupora *	6	14	L

1996 Season Totals
Record	1-9
Points Scored	150
Scoring Average	15.0
Points Allowed	274
Defense Average	27.4
Opponents Record	61-59
District Record	1-5
Home Record	0-5
Away Record	1-4

1996 Class 3A District 2 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Water Valley	12-2	486	184	2-1	59	54	6-0	276	62	Gary Drewrey
Independence	6-5	227	254	0-1	32	63	5-1	135	87	Roy Bolden
Senatobia	5-6	187	182				4-2	134	80	Jerry Barrett
North Panola	6-4	146	217				3-3	88	144	Clifton Davis Jr.
Eupora	4-7	214	208				2-4	97	104	Jimmy Pittman
Rosa Fort	1-9	150	274				1-5	94	163	Freeman Horton
Coldwater	0-11	53	382				0-6	34	218	Len Durr

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